Joy Division - A Means To An End bass tab

"A Means To An End" by Joy Division (from the album "Closer")

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transcribed by Gilles Velay (gvelay@free.fr)

Notation :

w : whole h : hamer on

h : half R : rest

q : quarter / : slide up

e : 8th +++ : tied notes

Riff I

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|---12--12--12--12-|---10--10--10--10-|---9---9---9---9--|----9---9---9---9--|

D-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

A-|-10--10--10--10---|-8---8---8---8----|-7---7---7---7----|--7---7---7---7----|

E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Riff Ib

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

D-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

A-|------------------|-9-9-9-9-8-8-8-8--|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|

E-|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Riff II

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e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e

G-|-------------------|------------------|------------------|----9---9---9---9--|

D-|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

A-|5h7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--7---7---7---7----|

E-|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

Intro :

Riff I (x4) - guitar enters on 3rd bar

Verse 1 :

Riff Ib (x3)

Riff I (x2)

Verse 2 :

Riff I

Riff Ib (x3)

Riff I (x3)

Bridge

Riff II (x4)

Riff Ib

Riff I

Verse 3 :

Riff Ib (x3)

Riff I (x2)

Outtro :

Riff I (x3)

Riff II (x2)